i'm utterly gripped. why on earth haven't i done this before? this is a fantastic scheme! i'll work incredibly hard for two weeks, then pay off all my debts, go on holiday, and buy loads of new clothes.

i start ripping at the packaging, and suddenly a pile of fabric strips falls onto the floor. some are plain, and some are a flowered pattern. it's a pretty hideous pattern actually - but then, who cares? my job is just to make the frames and collect the money. i reach for the instructions and find them under a load of cardboard pieces. and sure enough, they're incredibly simple. what you have to do is glue wadding onto the cardboard frame, put the fabric over the top for that luxury upholstered effect, then glue braid along the back to hide the join. and that's it! it's completely simple and you get